2018 NASCAR Cup Series - Page 5

fieldodreams79 · 24 Jun 2018, 21:39 (Ref:3832950)

I just heard Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon talk about the World Cup. If you're hearing something odd, it's hell freezing over

broadrun96 · 24 Jun 2018, 22:22 (Ref:3832951)

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I just heard Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon talk about the World Cup. If you're hearing something odd, it's hell freezing over

It's this new sporting event so they have to promote it to make sure it takes off. It will be a struggle but think it might survive

Alfisti · 25 Jun 2018, 18:41 (Ref:3833085)

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Pretty close. Boris won a race at the Circuit Giles Villeneuve in Montreal but it wasn't by a country mile. It may have been a runaway for him until a late caution. Thought he won more than 1 Busch race but nope!

https://youtu.be/FqYRg37xAPA

Max Papis, Robby Gordon, Jacques Villeneuve, Colin Braun, Ron Fellows Patrick Carpentier, Marcos Ambrose, Tony Ave....field was stacked with road racers and what a finish!!

Zaxbys car!!!

Montreal! Not even remotely Mexico...

Thanks for the link and refreshing my memory, much appreciated

fieldodreams79 · 25 Jun 2018, 18:45 (Ref:3833088)

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Montreal! Not even remotely Mexico...

Thanks for the link and refreshing my memory, much appreciated

Montreal is more Mexico than Talladega...

Nick Woodbury · 26 Jun 2018, 20:54 (Ref:3833244)

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https://youtu.be/FqYRg37xAPA

Max Papis, Robby Gordon, Jacques Villeneuve, Colin Braun, Ron Fellows Patrick Carpentier, Marcos Ambrose, Tony Ave....field was stacked with road racers and what a finish!!

Zaxbys car!!!

Man I miss those old chassis and bodies.

Alfisti · 28 Jun 2018, 18:02 (Ref:3833484)

Me too. Of all the cars in NASCAR I've watched race they are from the era which has the body styling I like the most. Sitting on my coffee table are a Dale Jr Bud and Mikey Waltrip NAPA car from 2003. Elegant styling in my opinion and very attractive paint schemes.

Alfisti · 3 Jul 2018, 18:22 (Ref:3834464)

My viewing of Chicagoland has sadly been restricted to the 15 minute race rewind video on YouTube as the channel I've been catching highlights on in the UK seems to have dropped NASCAR: no Sonoma and now no Chicagoland 😕

The Cup race finish had me on the edge of my seat. Very close, too close on track for my ticker perhaps but genuinely exciting. Like how I remember it! More please!

fieldodreams79 · 3 Jul 2018, 23:51 (Ref:3834497)

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My viewing of Chicagoland has sadly been restricted to the 15 minute race rewind video on YouTube as the channel I've been catching highlights on in the UK seems to have dropped NASCAR: no Sonoma and now no Chicagoland

The Cup race finish had me on the edge of my seat. Very close, too close on track for my ticker perhaps but genuinely exciting. Like how I remember it! More please!

Yeah but what K Busch did needs to be removed from the sport. Larson was racing hard and shat happens. Busch just flat out went after Larson and holds the win with a dirty move. Time this nonsense gets dealt with. Hard racing and a little bump? Fine. Trying to wreck someone and getting the win? Chicken shyte.

JHamilton · 4 Jul 2018, 00:27 (Ref:3834501)

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R.Lee,this may be one of 2 races I watch this year but the stages kill the strategy on the courses for me.

*I'm still okay with this kind of stuff...3 wheeling, banging off curbs and slinging a 3400 pound stockcar slideways out of each corner...

Good luck on the hands free deal. My cars are old so I'm going with earbuds.

I just came to post that I just learned this week that Mark Martin's wife name is Arlene. That makes me really happy.

fieldodreams79 · 4 Jul 2018, 00:35 (Ref:3834505)

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I just came to post that I just learned this week that Mark Martin's wife name is Arlene. That makes me really happy.

That's beautiful in so many ways!!!

Alfisti · 4 Jul 2018, 19:31 (Ref:3834692)

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Yeah but what K Busch did needs to be removed from the sport. Larson was racing hard and shat happens. Busch just flat out went after Larson and holds the win with a dirty move. Time this nonsense gets dealt with. Hard racing and a little bump? Fine. Trying to wreck someone and getting the win? Chicken shyte.

Yes I agree. Having watched that several times now it was plain dirty; up there with that move Dillon made on Amirola at Daytona.

Kyle Larson gave a very diplomatic and professional interview. Another driver who is clearly a really nice guy: I hope he gets a victory soon and has a good run in for the Championship.

JHamilton · 9 Jul 2018, 01:38 (Ref:3835585)

fieldodreams79 · 9 Jul 2018, 03:49 (Ref:3835600)

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Caption contest, right?

"Damn, Dale! There were how many wrecked cars at Daytona last night?!"

Nick Woodbury · 17 Jul 2018, 17:37 (Ref:3837153)

So nascar is live streaming the testing currently taking place at the Charlotte Roval on youtube. It is scheduled from 1-5 pm EST so there is a lot of opportunity here to catch it.

As soon as I clicked on to this I was wholly unsurprised to see someone had already stuffed it into the tires into T1, lol.

Enjoy below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kplKcszRZgM

Alfisti · 18 Jul 2018, 14:41 (Ref:3837333)

Yeah, seen a few bent cars. The headfirst into the tyres seemed an odd one, possible brake issue?

Watched "highlights" of the Kentucky Cup race yesterday; unless I dosed off then nothing happened of interest.

fieldodreams79 · 24 Jul 2018, 02:09 (Ref:3838407)

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So nascar is live streaming the testing currently taking place at the Charlotte Roval on youtube. It is scheduled from 1-5 pm EST so there is a lot of opportunity here to catch it.

As soon as I clicked on to this I was wholly unsurprised to see someone had already stuffed it into the tires into T1, lol.

Enjoy below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kplKcszRZgM

Can't decide if Curtis Turner is rolling over in his grave or not...

Get rid of the backstretch chicane and you'll have something half way interesting going through 3/4 and into the frontstretch chicane.

NaBUru38 · 31 Jul 2018, 00:30 (Ref:3840244)

Remove the infield, and just leave two or three chicanes.

fieldodreams79 · 5 Aug 2018, 21:22 (Ref:3841723)

CHASE!!!!!! Ringing the siren in Dawsonville tonight!!

rustyfan · 6 Aug 2018, 06:06 (Ref:3841767)

Fantastic drive by Chase, great to finally see him take that first win - hopefully the first of many!

Good race overall.

**joeb** · 6 Aug 2018, 17:27 (Ref:3841888)

whelp. He still knows how to party.

http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/st...lled-substance

chernaudi · 6 Aug 2018, 18:23 (Ref:3841903)

They've got every reason to force him to resign now. NASCAR may be a family business but Brian doesn't hold a good hand of cards now. He's made several dumb decisions with the sport and the sanctioning body, pushed though too much change too fast and alienated fans, and now this just all but confirms all the joke and ridicule about him being a drunkard and a druggie. He doesn't even have a significant ownership stake in NASCAR--his uncle Jim and sister Leeza have tons more ownership stake than Brian has.

I'd have to say that if he's found guilty/pleads guilty, he's done.

It'd be short sighted to place all of NASCAR's problems in Brian's lap, but he certainly hasn't helped matters and him getting busted certainly doesn't do his credibility any good.

rustyfan · 6 Aug 2018, 21:00 (Ref:3841942)

The smart and sensible thing would be for him to step down. If he makes it his own decision he'd even get some cred for doing the right thing.

Then again...

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And sources tell us ... during the process, France was name-dropping all of the powerful people he knew and even mentioned his relationship with President Donald Trump.

http://www.tmz.com/2018/08/06/brian-...-arrested-dui/

I'm not so sure doing the smart thing will be even considered.

Alfisti · 6 Aug 2018, 21:21 (Ref:3841948)

Well, if what I read is true - and I'm not one of those idiots who believes Police Officers are the bad guys - then he has to go, simple as.

If he doesn't then that would associate NASCAR with an image of it being fine to drug/ drink drive, which of course it isn't.

Let's hope he does the decent thing and resigns; I'm sure there'd be forgiveness to an admission of making a bad mistake; heck we all make mistakes.

Who would likely run the show going forward - any ideas?

chernaudi · 7 Aug 2018, 01:52 (Ref:3841977)

Jim France of IMSA fame--and Brian's uncle--is interim head of NASCAR for the immediate future. Brian has all but stepped down by taking and indefinite leave of absence.

Alfisti · 7 Aug 2018, 11:03 (Ref:3842049)

Not managed to see any of Watkins Glen - yet - but glad to see young Chase break his 0fer. First of many many victories to come I'm sure.

My misty memory thinks this is the first time for a while a Chevy has gotten to victory lane; glad to see the Hendrick cars getting that bit better as the season progresses.

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